Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-26
GENERAL Markets.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS. MO-. May 25.-Flour quiet and
firm; Nv at = 20, NIX IT'S! %, family at - 90
patents at 81 2Oa4 40. Wheat dull and un-
settled, closing d a &c his her than yesterday;
No red cash ssi4c, June Ss5ac; July SPY
&c closing at So sc; August SPA 6s22Ic closing
S2sic; September 837Ea84, cIosing at sac Corn
quiet, cash 37Jzc June 3614G567sc. closing at
3555c; July 5Ii 6315ac, closing 1T 3I12c, oats
quiet but firm; 27'@c; May &c; July Dc Corn
steady az 81 o.. Provisions quiet and fairly
steady POrk-old mess Sl4 OOi irregular new
SIS So Lard S. 40; Dry sailed meats,
shoulders s. TO- long clear s. 10; clear ribs 81 25 ;
short clears So 3735 Bacon-boXed shoulders
IS YOO06 25 long clears and clear ribs 81 s50
95; short clears S. I255GS %. Hams-SGeady
at Sll 25G4 90 Afternoon board-Wheat
firm and higheri May ss7!0SSsSc, July sSi4C;
August s2}4GS3C; September S4iIGS45lc. Corn
quiet buI firm. Oats dull but steady
CHICAGO, ILL, May 25-There was repeti
ton of yesterdays closing scene, when short
sellers went home eXultant at having br ken
through the defense the clique held around the
ssc peg for June wheat. This morning
and in order to raj tod y the crowd would
have to part with great deal more wheat. The
clique brokers had unlimited orders to buy
wheat and they took all the crowd would sell
them. They allowed few parties to settle
their June contracts at SSc, but only hose
were allowed to settle who had 1t sold to them
lower down, go that settlement brought with it
little profit for the clique. The gossip said that
g, 600 600 In currency was started from Cincin
natl last night. June wheat opened &c higher
at ssc and remained at about that figure
throughout the day, closing a. SIS &C. The wheat
Indicator was changed from June to July
option this morning, but June still
July wheat also opened az higher at s61lc, hung
steady around S65SGS655C during the day, and
closed at S62sC. Trading in June and July was
only moderately active during the latter part
If the session. July corn opened q shade
frmer at 40%C, but prospects of large receipts
of corn made 1t weaker, and It sold down in
first hour TO 39}4c; later in the Gay large pur-
chase frmed it up, and July closed at 40G40Sc;
1t sdevelOped shortly after the corn market
opened that clique buCkers were in the pit and
were holding up June option in order to get rid
of balance Ut clique purchases Of that month,
which was Il ate over g month ago, and which
II was generally believed had all been market
ed. June corn opened at 3s2sc, closed at
same figure. July ribs opened &c lower at
81 20 and old up during the morning to 81 30
and remained at that figure until the close
July lard opened at So IS and closed at So ~.
Both commodities were dull and featureless.
Leading futures ranged as follows. Wheat
No. , May size; June SSL4c; July 66zSC; August
s5c. COrn-No. MAY 3T5Sc; June 3S7zC; July
June Sl3 80. Lard-May Sc 57Is June SIS 57J5 :;
July So 20; August So so. Short rbs-May 81 III
June 81 ia July 81 30S August s. 40. Cash quo
spring wheat SIS a Csc; No. 3 red size. No. .
corn 3Tz563Sc Mess pork S23 90. Lard S. co.
Short, ribs sides, loose, s. l50I ~; dry
clear sides. boxed, 81 6097 IS.
NEW YORK, May 25.- Flour = Low grades
firm and others steady. Whest->pot lots d
shate higher and fairly active in good part for
export; option opened firm aud soon advanced
"a sc, closing with best figures ruling strong.
Speculation only moderate; spot No red
$3.50 at store; $3.50 at elevator; May 96Jz G97c,
closing. at &c; June 9Gls G97c, closing
97c; July 96i4G967Sc, closing at 967Sc;
August 9iG9i1ac, cIosing at 945zc Com
Spot lots firm and moderately active; options
opened shade lower, closing firm, with the
deClllc recovered; spe~ ulatiOn WAS very
quiet; snot No. ,, 471!6475sc elevator; 4S046a4c
canal atlOat; May 47isc, closed 47is?; June
475EG4T3lC. closed Az July 4Sz G4s3lc, closed
&c, Crfee-MArket for spOt lots was fair;
10 tong at 20 &C: options active ana higher;
ssies Zi5,s5G Oagsi va ISie 5J9lS cC:~ure - ia
-; July SIS ejGl9 2j; August $40 25G,s 81;
= ntGmuer SO 5aGla y: OCTOBER Si9 G56lJ g;
NoIember al9 65Gl9 30; :, december $40 a
20 co; January slg 3oG Q IS: February SIS sjG
20 Is; March $50 90; April Sl9 al9 s.; sugar
quiet and firm; fair re lining quoted at = "a
80 Ice; refined quiet and steady; cut loaf and
crushed s l-l666jic. Molasses steady at so
test 20'<G203sc. Pork unchanged and dull.